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Poetry and Violence

  • ISBN-13: 9780252075629
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
  • By John Holmes McDowell
  • Price: AUD $60.99
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  • Local release date: 15/03/2008
  • Format: Paperback 272 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Music [AV]
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John H. McDowell provides an in-depth study of the Mexican ballad form known as the corrido, a body of poetry that takes violence as its subject. Through interviews with corrido composers and performers, both male and female, and a generous sampling of ballad texts, McDowell reveals a living vernacular tradition that chronicles local and regional rivalries. A detailed case study with broad social and cultural implications, Poetry and Violence is a compelling commentary on violence as human experience and as communicative action.
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